A 30,000-year-old vulture feather from Central Italy was preserved down to the microscopic level by volcanic rock.

Million-Year-Old Fossil of a 'Super Ostrich' Almost the Size of a Polar Bear Amazes Researchers Extinct animals provide ...

Scientists uncovered a 149-million-year-old bird fossil in southeastern China with unexpectedly modern traits they believe could rewrite the evolutionary history of birds.

Scientists discovered two Jurassic bird fossils in China, pushing back bird diversification by 20 million years. One, ...

A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed that volcanic deposits can ...

Ancient DNA shows an endangered dove species endemic to Cuba is more genetically distinct than the dodo was before it died out.

Modern birds are the living relatives of dinosaurs. Take a look at the features of flightless birds like chickens and ...

A newly studied Vegavis iaai skull from Antarctica confirms that modern bird lineages, like ducks and geese, were evolving alongside non-avian dinosaurs. This study supports Vegavis' placement in the ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known cerapodan dinosaur fossil in Morocco, discovered back 168 million years.

Millions of years before modern birds evolved, their dinosaur ancestors were soaring through the air. Scientists are piecing together how these iconic reptiles took to the skies. Fossils reveal that ...

Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...